Princess (singer)

Princess
Birth name	Desiree Heslop
Also known as	Princess
Genres	Pop, dance
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1983–present
Labels	Supreme

Desiree Heslop, best known as Princess, is a British singer who found chart success in the mid-1980s. In the late-1970s she worked with the group Osibisa. Her debut solo album Princess (1986) was composed and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman which contained the hit single, "Say I'm Your Number One". The album spawned five charting singles, and was certified silver in the UK.

Heslop signed with Polydor and recorded her second album, All for Love (1987) in the United States, but neither the album nor its three singles had much success. In 1989, she released the stand-alone single "Lover Don't Go", which failed to chart. Her third album, Say It, which was slated for release in 1990, was never issued as Princess retired from the music scene and moved to the US after the death of her mother and the assassination of her brother.

From 1991 to 2003 she lived in the US, before returning to England in 2003. That same year she formed her own music label with her brother Donovan, OnDa Ground Music Label, which has released all her music since, and released her first single in 14 years, "Ride", with rap ensemble EEDB. A music video was also filmed which referenced her retirement.

She appeared in ITV's 2005 production Hit Me, Baby, One More Time, singing Kylie Minogue's "Slow".

In April 2014, she released her third album, The Emergence, the first in 27 years. It is the first in a trilogy of albums, the other ones titled The Passion and The One.

Discography

Studio albums

• 1986: Princess (#15 UK, #81 AUS) (Supreme)
• 1987: All for Love (Polydor)
• 2014: The Emergence

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Singles

• 1985: "Let the Night Take the Blame" (with 501's, as Desiree)
• 1985: "Say I'm Your Number One" (#7 UK, #8 AUS, #2 New Zealand, #4 Switzerland, #6 The Netherlands, #2 Germany, #11 Ireland, #29 Austria, #22 US Dance, #19 US R&B)
• 1985: "After the Love Has Gone" (#28 UK, #57 AUS, #5 Norway, #6 New Zealand, #8 Sweden, #15 Switzerland, #27 Ireland, #25 The Netherlands, #27 Germany, #28 US Dance, #41 US R&B)
• 1986: "I'll Keep On Loving You" (#16 UK, #19 Switzerland, #27 Ireland, #11 New Zealand, #41 The Netherlands, #25 Germany)
• 1986: "Tell Me Tomorrow" (#34 UK, #65 Germany)
• 1986: "In the Heat of a Passionate Moment" (#74 UK, #30 US Dance)
• 1987: "Red Hot" (#58 UK, #30 US Dance, #78 US R&B)
• 1987: "I Cannot Carry On" (#92 UK)
• 1988: "Jammin' With Your Love"
• 1989: "Lover Don't Go"
• 2004: "Ride" (With EEDB)
• 2008: "Sweet Money" (as HRS Princess)
• 2010: "One Away"
• 2013: "I'm Gonna Love Ya"

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References

1. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 439/440. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW, Australia: Australian Chart Book. p. 241. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

External links

• Official website
• Princess discography at MusicBrainz (Discography)
• Princess at AllMusic